LSC Updates
"The latest news from the Legal Services Corporation and the national civil legal aid community."
Author: "The Legal Services Corporation was established by Congress in 1974 to promote equal access to justice in our nation and to provide high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income persons. It currently funds 137 independent programs providing high-quality civil legal aid to the poor in every city, county, state, and territory in the country."
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Recent Posts from LSC Updates
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Board Agrees to Reprogram LRAP Funds
LSC's Board of Directors agreed to seek Congressional approval for a plan to reprogram $500,000 from the Corporation's Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) to cover a potential shortfall in its FY 2009 budget for…
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President Signs Higher Education Bill
On August 14, President Bush signed into law the Higher Education Opportunity Act (H.R. 4137), which establishes a new loan repayment assistance program for civil legal aid lawyers.
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Learn More About the LSC Resource Information
LSC has begun offering online orientation sessions for grantee staff interested in learning more about the LSC Resource Information, LSC's online clearinghouse of best practices and model projects.
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Iowa Bar Foundation Recommits to Legal Aid's Health Law Project
Iowa Legal Aid has received its second grant of $30,000 from the Iowa Bar Foundation to support the Health Law Partnership, which brings doctors and legal aid lawyers together to identify underlying legal issues…
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Legal Aid of North Carolina Secures Key Corporate Contribution
Legal Aid of North Carolina's Access to Justice Campaign has received a pledge of $30,000 from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, one of the largest single-year gifts the campaign has received and…
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Mississippi Legal Aid Programs Awarded $1.7 Million in IOLTA Funding
The Mississippi Bar Foundation has awarded $1.7 million in Interest on Lawyer Trust Account grants to the state's two LSC-funded legal aid programs: $1 million to the Mississippi Center for Legal Services (MCLS) and…
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LAWMO Housing Expert Honored by American Bar Association
Julie Levin, managing attorney of Legal Aid of Western Missouri's Kansas City office, received the 2008 Dorsey Award from the Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association during the group's…
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Louisiana's Capital Area Legal Services Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Capital Area Legal Services (CALSC) of Baton Rouge, La., will celebrate its 50th anniversary next month with a reception featuring Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Jess H. Dickinson--a true champion of equal justice--as guest…
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California's Inland Counties Legal Services Marks Half-Century of Service
Inland Counties Legal Services of Riverside, Calif., will celebrate 50 years of service to the poor in October at a gala celebration featuring a keynote speech from Justice Earl Johnson, Jr., who is recognized…
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Register for "A2J Author" Training Session
The Center for Access to Justice and Technology at the Chicago-Kent College of Law is hosting a free online training session on September 11 for new users of A2J Author-software that makes it easy…